Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 125-127, August 2002

Arrangement of artificial teeth in the neutral zone after surgical reconstruction of the mandible: A clinical report☆☆★★

School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, Yokohama, Japan

Abstract 

This clinical report describes the fabrication of a fixed partial denture, supported and retained by implants, for a patient with unfavorable tongue movement caused by movable grafted skin on the floor of the mouth after surgical reconstruction of the mandible. The neutral zone technique was used, and successful results were obtained. (J Prosthet Dent 2002;88:125-7.)

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 Reprint requests to: Dr Yuji Kokubo, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama City, JAPAN, Fax: (81)45-573-9599, E-mail: kokubo-y@tsurumi-u.ac.jp

☆☆ aLecturer, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics.

 bProfessor and Chairman, Department of Fixed Prosthodontics.

★★ cAssistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

 dProfessor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

PII: S0022-3913(02)00066-5

doi:10.1067/mpr.2002.127951

Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Volume 88, Issue 2 , Pages 125-127, August 2002